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Harry Brown



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Directed by: Daniel Barber
Written by: Gary Young
Cast: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Official Site: www.harrybrown-movie.com
Plot: When a crew of drug-dealing gang members takes the life of his only friend, Leonard (David Bradley), retired Marine and widower Harry Brown (Michael Caine) decides to take the law into his own hands -- but his old-school training might be overmatched. Helmed by first-time feature director Daniel Barber, this gritty vigilante thriller set in England also stars Emily Mortimer, Iain Glen, Jack O'Connell, Ben Drew, Joseph Gilgun and Liam Cunningham.

Review:

I really liked it! Michael Caine is a bad @ss gangster in this as a man fed up with the violence in his neighborhood and takes matters into his own hands when people close to him become victimes of senseless acts. When the violence hits it hits hard that it sometimes becomes unbearable and gutwrenching to the point when Harry Brown gets revenge in the most hardcore way possiple you can't help but to cheer and root for him. The acting was great and you believed in every character and man was it tense and suspenseful, it grabs you and doesn't let go as you are pinned to the edge of your seat in shock and the gritty and suffocating atmosphere is just the cherry on top. Some people are saying that it has a slow build up and even if it does I really never noticed because I was so into the nailbitting story that it never bore me and it's the best dvd that I rented in a long time. Overall if you like movies like The Brave One, Man On Fire, Eden Lake, Fish Tank and Death Sentence you'll definitely love this one. Highly recommended! More of a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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